MSG affects nearly everyone in some way because
free glutamic acid - the business end of MSG and the amino acid that
increases in blood concentration when MSG is eaten">

MSG affects nearly everyone in some way because
free glutamic acid - the business end of MSG and the amino acid that
increases in blood concentration when MSG is eaten, is used throughout the
body as a chemical messenger and neurotransmitter. However, some
people are more sensitive to excess amounts of free glutamic acid in the
body than the average person, who may not even notice symptoms of excess
free glutamic acid until after many years of MSG ingestion. We think
of these persons as "canaries in the coal mine". They are more at risk
of damage from eating MSG than the rest of us - but it is simply a matter of
degree. The following are possible reasons for
this increased MSG sensitivity:

Autism
- affects 1 in 94 children in NJ

Genetic errors "miswire" the nervous system for glutamate receptors and
synapses

Latest research as of February 2013, has uncovered a gene
deletion of the (TMLHE)genefor carnitine formation
which is made from methionine and lysine. Carnitine protects the body
from glutamate neurotoxicity. These children are at risk of hypoglycemia
- another problem, because the Blood Brain Barrier relies on adequate
blood sugar to do its job.

Cysteine is used to make glutathione - which is the
body's way of removing toxic mercury. Glutathione is low in
autistic children, making them more sensitive to mercury toxicity from
all other sources.

Cysteine is also used to
make taurine - which is found to be low in persons with epilepsy after a
seizure. 30% of children with autism also suffer from seizures.

Vitamin A toxicity -
Note: Accutane (isotretinoin) drug to treat acne side effects are similar to Vitamin A
Toxicity. Unfortunately, teen boys most likely to use Accutane are most likely to be
eating too much MSG.

CoQ10 Deficiency- nerve cells in the brain and elsewhere may not
have the ability to withstand the overstimulation caused by excess glutamate.

Caused
by lack of other vitamins (like Vitamin B6) the body needs to
manufacture CoQ10.

Caused by stress

Epilepsy
– MSG can induce seizure

Caused by autism related genes (20% of autistic children have epilepsy)

Fibromyalgia -
increased nervous system sensitivity

Caused by autism

Hypoglycemia which
causes a defiency of fuel to protect the blood/brain barrier

Magnesium Deficiency -
Magnesium
is used by the nervous system to close calcium channels. MSG is a calcium channel
opener.

Parkinsons Disease
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Leads to Vitamin B6 deficiency as some medications
require a patient to limit B6 intake.